The saga of the Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail continues, with a ruling yesterday that delays construction through Ballard. Following an appeal hearing last week, King County Judge Samuel Chung has sided with the Ballard Coalition, who have been fighting against a Shilshole alignment for the trail. The Coalition argues that the trail’s impact on …
Despite plans to break ground in early 2019, there’s still a chance the Burke-Gilman Missing Link could be blocked by a group of Ballard businesses. The hearing will be on Friday, Dec. 7 at the King County Courthouse (516 3rd Ave) from 9 to 10am. The Cascade Bicycle Club will be defending the appeal, which is …
The Seattle Times is reporting that Councilmember Mike O’Brien was physically removed from an outdoor event at the Pacific Fishermen Shipyard on Friday night. The event was an official after-party of the Nordic Museum’s grand opening. O’Brien said he was asked to leave, and as he looked for his wife, “someone from behind grabbed me …
The city hearing examiner has ruled in favor of the city, clearing the way for plans to build the 1.4-mile Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail. (Read the .pdf ruling here). The ruling said the Seattle Department of Transportation’s analysis of the environmental impacts of the project “satisfies the rule of reason” and is affirmed. …
Ballard’s long-running battle over the Missing Link may be nearing a conclusion. Last month the Seattle Hearing Examiner heard another appeal from the Ballard Coalition, a collection of businesses challenging SDOT’s environmental impact statement that clears the way for the trail to run along industrial Shilshole Ave. (above). Last week attorneys for SDOT, Cascade Bicycle …
The Missing Link route as approved by the city Since the early days of My Ballard, we’ve covered the debate around the Missing Link: a proposal to close the 1.4 mile gap in the Burke-Gilman Trail. The core issues remain the same over the years: Many cyclists want the route along Shilshole Ave., where they’re …
Organizers of Ballard Farmers Market have expressed concern over one of the proposed options presented in SDOT’s recently released plans to complete the Burke-Gilman Trail. To complete the much talked about Burke Gilman trail “missing link”, SDOT has proposed four possible routes including one that runs up Ballard Ave, that, if chosen, has the potential to have a devastating …
The City of Seattle has to complete more work for the Missing Link of the Burke Gilman Trail to be approved. According to the Seattle Bike Blog, the Cascade Bicycle Club states that King County Superior Court Judge Jim Rogers has ruled that the city must present further design details of the proposed trail from …
The most recent appeal filed to stop the “missing link” of the Burke-Gilman trail has failed. According to our news partners, the Seattle Times, a hearing examiner denied the appeal, stating that the completion of the multi-use trail does not pose a significant environmental risk. This means that the city will not have to conduct …
Updated:Another appeal has been filed over the “missing link” of the Burke-Gilman trail. Last month the Seattle Department of Transportation released the environmental review, which was ordered last year by King County Superior Court Judge Jim Rogers. SDOT concluded that the “missing link” will “not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.” Our …
The Seattle Department of Transportation has determined that the completion of the “missing link” of the Burke Gilman Trail will “not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.” The city released today its State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Determination of Non-Significance for the “missing link” as required by a judge last April. Ten …
A new ruling is out in the continuing legal battle over the “Missing Link” of the Burke Gilman Trail. According to SDOT, a state appeals court has denied a motion for review filed by a group of businesses fighting the trail. Back in April, a King County Superior Court judge ruled against those businesses on 8 of …